Project Specialist L1

**Company Overview**:
Milestone Technologies is a global IT managed services firm that partners with organizations to scale their technology, infrastructure and services to drive specific business outcomes such as digital transformation, innovation, and operational agility. Milestone is focused on building an employee-first, performance based culture and for over 25 years, we have a demonstrated history of supporting category-defining enterprise clients that are growing ahead of the market. The company specializes in providing solutions across Application Services and Consulting, Digital Product Engineering, Digital Workplace Services, Private Cloud Services, AI/Automation, and ServiceNow. Milestone culture is built to provide a collaborative, inclusive environment that supports employees and empowers them to reach their full potential.

**Job Overview**:

- The role will manage the full security systems project life cycle to execute project activities including adherence to delivery schedules, costs, and risk management. The role will perform project cost estimations, budget control and critical path scheduling. The role will also facilitate and coordinate cross-functional team tasks and activities based on defined schedules and programs while identifying and providing potential resolutions to problems, project changes and resource constraints.**How You Will Make an Impact**
- Act as the liaison and point of contact for both internal and cross-functional projects
- Evaluate project status and resource utilization; implement changes as needed; review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify schedules or plans as required
- Support management through project planning and coordination to meet commitments on time and within resource limitations; with client and management approval, assist with the determination of requirements, priorities and monitoring of progress
- Create project plans and build consensus among diverse sets of stakeholders
- Meet regularly with client management for status updates
- Manage builds of new construction, retrofits, Move Add Change, and existing security needs, security system vendor selection, and new technology updates
- Work directly with client to develop strategies, programs, systems and tools that enhances the approach in keeping employees safe and secure
- Regularly communicate updates on emerging technologies, solutions and projects that may impact business operations, employees or vendors
- Provide ongoing communication of planning, project status, issues and risks in a timely fashion to internal security teams, cross functional management and executive teams
- Manage performance metrics to evaluate progress and success
- Lead daily operations and directs the implementation of standards, procedures and best practices that ensures a cohesive, consistent and uniformed global program for new builds
- Work with QA teams to assist with testing hardware and software products
- Research enterprise security hardware and software products to understand capabilities

**What You Will Need to Succeed**
- High school diploma or GED
- a minimum of 2 years experience managing projects in a security systems setting
- Experience with Access Control, VMS, and enterprise camera systems
- Knowledge and exposure to physical security hardware/sofware products
- Vendor management experience
- Ability to effectively communicate and/or drive requirements regarding development and enhancement to those systems/hardware/manufacturers
- Proficient with Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project
- Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail, and organization
- Highly motivated and able to work independently as well as in a team environment
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and demanding setting
- Ability to quickly learn and master new technology

Preferred Skills:

- Understanding of security of IT solution architecture
- Bachelor's degree
- Design Engineering & Construction
- Plangrid
- Physical Security Project Management Training
- CCure Operator BasicsoGenetec Basics
- Security Applications
- Access & VideoGenetec Omnicast (Certified)
- Genetec Enterprise (Certified)
- CCure Installer/Maintainer (Certified)
- CCure Advanced Integrator (Certified)
- Compliance
- Genetec Basics
- CCure Operational Basics
- Confluence

**Compensation**:
Estimated Pay Range: Exact compensation and offers of employment are dependent on circumstances of each case and will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, licenses or certifications, and location.

**Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

- At Milestone we strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and work with, where we all feel empowered to bring our full, authentic selves to work. We know creating a diverse and inclusive culture that champions equity and belonging is not only the right thing to do for our employees but is also critical to our continued success._
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